The staff at Lucky Lake Gem and Mineral Mine were extremely informative and helped us identify our rocks. We found a variety of quartz stones, adventurine, bloodstones, and other minerals. The experience of unearthing gemstones from dirt never gets old. Lucky Lake Gem and Mineral MineĪt the sluiceway, we meet our rockhound guide and were education on the official Lucky Lake Gem sluicing guidelines. Purchasing the larger buckets ensured everyone in our group would equally experience sluicing. We purchased two of the larger buckets to ensure our group of five. When we arrived at the site, we picked out our bucket and began sluicing. Lucky Lake Gem and Mineral Mine offer buckets for rockhounds to sluice through and a knowledgeable staff to help rockhounds identify their treatures. As soon as I found out the mine exhausted, I knew we had to visit it. It turns out a mine exists less than an hour from my home in Richmond in McKinney, VA.

We’ve been pining for another adventure since we returned home last month. Rockhounding got under our skin after our trip to Emerald Hollow Mine. This weekend, we visited Lucky Lake Gem & Mineral Mine to celebrate my brother’s birthday.

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